Tension mounts over Gillibrand bill

I do not want to expose this massive reform that is a generational reform to the whims of those who decide what gets taken out in conference. It's not acceptable to me to be watered down or reduced or minimized by those in conference. And that is the risk you run by not allowing this to have a floor vote, which it deserves.

Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, quoted here in The Hill

From Roll Call,

Tom Porter, executive vice president of government affairs at the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, an advocacy group with more than 425,000 members, said addressing sexual assault is the primary driver behind a desire for legislation to change military justice. But, he added, Gillibrand’s single prosecutor’s office for all major crimes that are not uniquely military makes the most sense.

“We agree that you ought to have unbiased, professional decision-making for all serious crimes,” Porter said.